NEW DELHI: The nationwide capital on Saturday entered the “purple zone” after the air high quality index (AQI) crossed 400-mark, making the scenario adversarial for Delhiites and the residents within the nationwide capital area.With a 24-hour common AQI of 361, Delhi turned the nation’s second most polluted metropolis, in response to CPCB information. A number of areas, together with Wazirpur (420), Burari (418), and Vivek Vihar (411), recorded “extreme” air pollution ranges, whereas most others hovered within the ‘very poor’ vary. Within the NCR, Noida (354), Larger Noida (336), and Ghaziabad (339) additionally reported hazardous air, underscoring the area’s worsening smog disaster.The air high quality early warning system for Delhi has forecast that town’s air will keep within the ‘very poor’ class for the approaching days. Since Diwali, the capital’s air high quality has largely hovered between ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’, at instances deteriorating to ‘extreme’ ranges.
Why GRAP 3 not but enforced?
Graded Response Motion Plan (GRAP) stage 3 has not been enforced but as a result of, in response to the Delhi Air pollution Management Committee (DPCC), town’s air high quality this November has remained comparatively higher than the identical interval final 12 months. Officers mentioned that air pollution ranges haven’t but reached the extreme threshold that will set off Stage 3 restrictions. They credited this enchancment to well timed and coordinated actions throughout departments, together with intensified mud management, highway cleansing, anti-smog operations, and stricter checks on autos and industrial emissions, which have helped delay the necessity for harsher measures.“Out of the final seven days, six have recorded higher air high quality than the corresponding days final 12 months. This has been attainable due to well timed and coordinated motion taken throughout departments,” PTI quoted an official saying.“Final 12 months, GRAP Stage 3 was imposed on November 13. This time, with assist from all departments and the residents of Delhi, we hope to stop reaching that stage,” the official mentioned.